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Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions — along with pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation — under the Pregnant ...
Congress passed the law with bipartisan support in December 2022 following a decade-long campaign by women's rights and labor advocates, who argued that the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act did little to guarantee women would receive the accommodations they might need at work. The law stated only that pregnant workers should be treated the ...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2417: May 11, 2017 Jerry Nadler (D-NY) 131 Died in committee S. 1101: May 11, 2017 Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) 27 Died in committee 116th Congress: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1112: May 14, 2019 Jerry Nadler (D-NY) 241 Passed in the House (329–73). [11] 117th Congress: Pregnant Workers ...
According to the EEOC, 8 in 10 women who are pregnant for the first time work until the final month of pregnancy, and nearly a quarter of mothers have considered leaving their jobs during ...
Pregnant and postpartum workers now have access to 'reasonable accommodations' after the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect on June 27. State laws, such as California's, that are more ...
In 2022, the organization helped championed passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal law meant to eliminate discrimination and ensure workplace accommodations for workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. On December 29, 2022 President Joe Biden signed the PWFA into law.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires that employers make reasonable accommodations for any and all qualified employees who are either pregnant or require child care resources. This bill sets forward procedures to enforce the law and protect pregnant employees from these discriminatory practices.
Most employers must offer “reasonable accommodations” to workers related to pregnancy or childbirth, including providing time off for an abortion, according to a final rule issued Monday by ...